<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/"><channel><title><![CDATA[Rachel McGovern - Former Editor]]></title><description><![CDATA[Rachel McGovern - Former Editor]]></description><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/authors/AUA_xAKzx7M/rachel-mcgovern</link><image><url>https://www.bloomberg.com/feeds/static/images/bloomberg_logo_black.png</url><title>Rachel McGovern - Former Editor</title><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/authors/AUA_xAKzx7M/rachel-mcgovern</link></image><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Mon, 15 Sep 2025 05:59:24 GMT</lastBuildDate><copyright><![CDATA[Copyright 2025 BLOOMBERG L.P. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED]]></copyright><language><![CDATA[en]]></language><atom:link href="https://www.bloomberg.com/authors/AUA_xAKzx7M/rachel-mcgovern.rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Private Lenders Lawyer Up as Unease Grows Over Appointed Counsel]]></title><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-07-05/private-lenders-lawyer-up-as-unease-grows-over-appointed-counsel</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-07-05/private-lenders-lawyer-up-as-unease-grows-over-appointed-counsel</guid><category><![CDATA[world]]></category><pubDate>Tue, 05 Jul 2022 08:01:48 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Private Lenders Are Offering Cheaper Debt Than Wall Street Banks]]></title><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-06-29/private-lenders-are-offering-cheaper-debt-than-wall-street-banks</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-06-29/private-lenders-are-offering-cheaper-debt-than-wall-street-banks</guid><category><![CDATA[markets]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Rachel McGovern]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 29 Jun 2022 11:02:12 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Deutsche Bank Plans Multi-Strategy Push Into Private Credit]]></title><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-06-02/deutsche-bank-plans-multi-strategy-push-into-private-credit</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-06-02/deutsche-bank-plans-multi-strategy-push-into-private-credit</guid><category><![CDATA[markets]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Rachel McGovern]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 02 Jun 2022 08:50:24 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/isisutX_9aLQ/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg" type="image/jpeg"><media:thumbnail url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/isisutX_9aLQ/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg"/><media:description>A Deutsche Bank AG branch in the financial district of Frankfurt, Germany, on Friday, May 6, 2022. European banks are counting the rising costs of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine as the war pushes up commodity prices and disrupts corporate supply chains.</media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Blackstone’s New Twist on Private Credit Will Open Up Billions]]></title><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-05-31/blackstone-s-new-twist-on-private-credit-will-open-up-billions</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-05-31/blackstone-s-new-twist-on-private-credit-will-open-up-billions</guid><category><![CDATA[markets]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Rachel McGovern]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 31 May 2022 05:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Blackstone Brings Private Credit Investing to Rich Europeans]]></title><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-05-27/blackstone-brings-private-credit-investing-to-rich-europeans</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-05-27/blackstone-brings-private-credit-investing-to-rich-europeans</guid><category><![CDATA[markets]]></category><category><![CDATA[personal-finance]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Silas Brown]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 27 May 2022 14:27:43 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/i3ruGAXc9kNg/v0/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg" type="image/jpeg"><media:thumbnail url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/i3ruGAXc9kNg/v0/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg"/><media:description>The logo for Blackstone Group LP is displayed during the opening of the company&apos;s new office in Singapore, on Monday, Oct. 21, 2013. Blackstone, the world&apos;s biggest manager of alternative assets such as private equity and real estate, last week reported that third-quarter profit rose 3 percent as gains in property holdings offset a decline in its buyout unit. Photographer: Munshi Ahmed</media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[On Dublin Backstreet, Hub of Russian Finance Quietly Falls Apart]]></title><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-05-19/on-dublin-backstreet-hub-of-russian-finance-quietly-falls-apart</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-05-19/on-dublin-backstreet-hub-of-russian-finance-quietly-falls-apart</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Tasos Vossos]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 19 May 2022 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/iW17_Ju7rgCs/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg" type="image/jpeg"><media:thumbnail url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/iW17_Ju7rgCs/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg"/><media:description>The Dublin skyline is seen from the Guinness brewery, owned by Diageo Plc, in Dublin, Ireland, on Thursday, Nov. 24, 2016. Irish ministers and executives are closely monitoring economic and market developments in the U.K. because the country is Ireland’s largest trading partner along with the U.S.</media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Private Credit Switches Up Sales Pitch to Win From Higher Rates]]></title><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-04-28/private-credit-switches-up-sales-pitch-to-win-from-higher-rates</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-04-28/private-credit-switches-up-sales-pitch-to-win-from-higher-rates</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Rachel McGovern]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 28 Apr 2022 14:00:02 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Astorg Among PE Firms Seeking Funds for CordenPharma Buyout]]></title><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-04-13/astorg-among-pe-firms-seeking-funds-for-cordenpharma-buyout</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-04-13/astorg-among-pe-firms-seeking-funds-for-cordenpharma-buyout</guid><category><![CDATA[markets]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Silas Brown]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 13 Apr 2022 10:54:34 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Private Credit Firms Lend $1.6 Billion to Fund SailPoint Deal]]></title><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-04-12/golub-owl-rock-blackstone-lend-1-6-billion-for-sailpoint-deal</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-04-12/golub-owl-rock-blackstone-lend-1-6-billion-for-sailpoint-deal</guid><category><![CDATA[markets]]></category><pubDate>Tue, 12 Apr 2022 18:42:18 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/ij6k0kKeruJM/v0/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg" type="image/jpeg"><media:thumbnail url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/ij6k0kKeruJM/v0/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg"/><media:description>Sailpoint Technologies signage outside the New York Stock Exchange. Photographer: Michael Nagle/Bloomberg</media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Barclays Eyes a Move Into the Lucrative World of Private Credit]]></title><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-04-04/barclays-eyes-a-move-into-the-lucrative-world-of-private-credit</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-04-04/barclays-eyes-a-move-into-the-lucrative-world-of-private-credit</guid><category><![CDATA[markets]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Silas Brown]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 04 Apr 2022 11:56:42 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Direct Lenders Finance Thoma’s Anaplan Buyout With $2.5 Billion Loan]]></title><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-03-22/direct-lenders-finance-anaplan-buyout-with-2-5-billion-loan</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-03-22/direct-lenders-finance-anaplan-buyout-with-2-5-billion-loan</guid><category><![CDATA[markets]]></category><pubDate>Tue, 22 Mar 2022 14:16:38 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Banks, Private Credit Compete for $2.4 Billion Fertility Clinic Sale]]></title><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-03-17/banks-private-credit-compete-to-finance-ivi-s-2-4-billion-sale</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-03-17/banks-private-credit-compete-to-finance-ivi-s-2-4-billion-sale</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Claire Ruckin]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 17 Mar 2022 17:40:59 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Blackstone, Starwood to Lend $2.5 Billion for Bourne Buyout]]></title><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-02-12/blackstone-starwood-said-to-lend-2-5-billion-for-bourne-buyout</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-02-12/blackstone-starwood-said-to-lend-2-5-billion-for-bourne-buyout</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Rachel McGovern]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 12 Feb 2021 20:36:07 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/iWFR4NM8CR_A/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg" type="image/jpeg"><media:thumbnail url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/iWFR4NM8CR_A/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg"/><media:description>Signage is displayed outside the Blackstone Group Inc. headquarters in New York, U.S.</media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Socially-Conscious Loans Attract Europe’s Alternative Lenders]]></title><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-01-22/socially-conscious-loans-attract-europe-s-alternative-lenders</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-01-22/socially-conscious-loans-attract-europe-s-alternative-lenders</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Rachel McGovern]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 22 Jan 2021 08:18:12 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/i.gatrSwUHIc/v0/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg" type="image/jpeg"><media:thumbnail url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/i.gatrSwUHIc/v0/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg"/><media:description>Lights illuminate the Arc du Trimophe and the Champs Elysee as seen from the La Defense business district in Paris, France, on Thursday, Jan. 21, 2021. The shift of jobs and assets to Paris after Brexit will accelerate this year, providing Europe with an opportunity to strengthen its own financial infrastructure, according to Bank of France Governor Francois Villeroy de Galhau. Photographer: Benjamin Girette/Bloomberg</media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Credit Managers in Europe Stand Out for Lack of Black Workers]]></title><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-01-19/credit-managers-in-europe-stand-out-for-lack-of-black-workers</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-01-19/credit-managers-in-europe-stand-out-for-lack-of-black-workers</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Kelsey Butler]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 19 Jan 2021 11:06:34 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/i5pbLtbyCufk/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg" type="image/jpeg"><media:thumbnail url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/i5pbLtbyCufk/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg"/><media:description>Skyscrapers in the square mile financial district of the City of London, U.K., on Monday, Jan. 4, 2021. Britain&apos;s long-awaited trade deal with the European Union still leaves many questions unanswered for the world&apos;s biggest banks, trading venues and money managers as they prepare for a rupture in the region&apos;s financial system.</media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Record Sum of Dry Powder Ready for Pandemic-Hit Firms, ICG Says]]></title><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-01-08/record-sum-of-dry-powder-ready-for-pandemic-hit-firms-icg-says</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-01-08/record-sum-of-dry-powder-ready-for-pandemic-hit-firms-icg-says</guid><category><![CDATA[markets]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Rachel McGovern]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 08 Jan 2021 11:32:38 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ireland Braces for Third Lockdown to Avoid ‘Unimaginable’ Spread]]></title><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-12-30/ireland-braces-for-third-lockdown-to-avoid-unimaginable-spread</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-12-30/ireland-braces-for-third-lockdown-to-avoid-unimaginable-spread</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Rachel McGovern]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 30 Dec 2020 18:16:36 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Europe’s Direct Lenders’ 2021 Prospects Depend on Damage Control]]></title><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-12-17/europe-s-direct-lenders-2021-prospects-depend-on-damage-control</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-12-17/europe-s-direct-lenders-2021-prospects-depend-on-damage-control</guid><category><![CDATA[personal-finance]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Rachel McGovern]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 17 Dec 2020 09:58:18 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/iypz8lJLKcgI/v0/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg" type="image/jpeg"><media:thumbnail url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/iypz8lJLKcgI/v0/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg"/><media:description>Commuters cross London Bridge in view of skyscrapers in the City of London skyline in London, U.K., on Thursday, Oct. 15, 2020. London is on course for an imminent tightening of coronavirus restrictions, as cases continue to rise in Britain and its response fragments. Photographer: Simon Dawson/Bloomberg</media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Private Credit Manager Notches Up 55% Return on Pandemic Fund]]></title><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-12-10/albacore-closes-fund-after-bets-on-pandemic-hit-debt-yield-55</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-12-10/albacore-closes-fund-after-bets-on-pandemic-hit-debt-yield-55</guid><category><![CDATA[personal-finance]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Rachel McGovern]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 10 Dec 2020 13:27:11 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Candriam Buys Stake in $3 Billion Private Credit Firm Kartesia]]></title><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-12-09/candriam-buys-stake-in-3-billion-private-credit-firm-kartesia</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-12-09/candriam-buys-stake-in-3-billion-private-credit-firm-kartesia</guid><category><![CDATA[markets]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Rachel McGovern]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 09 Dec 2020 07:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item></channel></rss>